Personification

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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Which sentence is an example of personification?

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My pencil danced across the page as I wrote my personal narrative.

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True or False: Personification is giving human characteristics to objects.

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True.

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Which of these sentences has an example of personification?

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My alarm clock screamed and woke me up this morning.

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What does it mean when we say 'My computer throws a fit'?

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It means the computer is acting up, and we are giving it human-like behavior.

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Identify the literary device: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Personification.

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What is an example of personification in nature?

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The sun smiled down on us.

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Which of the following is NOT personification?

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The cat sat on the mat.

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What effect does personification have in writing?

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It makes descriptions more vivid and relatable.

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Can you give an example of personification in a story?

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In 'The Little Engine That Could', the train is given human traits.